5th Grade Farm Trip
October 18, 2012
On September 11, 2012, three sections of 5th graders from the Cherokee Middle School toured several Cherokee area farm operations.
To the farm -
Zach Driggs and Colton Strahmann enjoy the bus trip to the farm...
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A 'moo-velous' place -
Megan Kellen and Emma Jensen find the dairy farm a "moo-velous" place.
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Hayrack ride -
Damon Williams, Noah Wiltgen, Tyler Schwanz, and Teagan Ross are ready for a ride on the hayrack.
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How to milk a cow -
Dave Meddick explains how the cows are milked.
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Dairy farm -
Tayven Glienke visits with "Idaho," a dairy cow on the Fordyce Dairy Farm.
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Learning about ethanol -
The fifth graders donned their hard hats, goggles, and earplugs and prepared to learn about the ethanol at the Little Sioux Corn Processing Plant near Marcus.
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Dangers on the farm -
Paul Wilkens from Sand Seed explains the dangers of the PTO.
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Friendly feeder -
Trysten Frazier is pictured feeding "Taylor" the calf.
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Hog farm knowledge -
Sandy, from Sleezer's Hog Farm, shows Trysten Frazier, Emily Stykel, and Coriyel McCray the piglet's very sharp teeth, which need to be removed at birth.
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